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Japanese Train Loses Power After Lightning Hit (VIDEOS)

There is another lightning strike that hit the Odakyu Electric Railway train on Monday evening. The Telegraph said the train, which was travelling from the Izumi-Tamagaw Station to the Noborito Station, was running on a railway bridge when the lightning hit it.

Space Burial: Elysium Space Now Accepts Reservations for Memorial Spaceflights for $1,990 [VIDEO]

With man's never-ending fascination with travelling into outer space, one company has found an interesting albeit morbid way to make space travel possible for less than $2,000. New start-up company Elysium Space is currently accepting orders to send a person's cremated remains or ashes into orbit. Dubbed by the company as a "memorial spaceflight", the first space burial will be launched from Cape Canaveral in the U.S. state of Florida.

2013 Perseid Meteor Shower: Sky Gazers Shares Images and Viewing Experience of Meteor Shower Peak [PHOTOS]

The 2013 Perseid meteor shower has astounded numerous sky gazers from around the world during its peak activity on August 11 and 12. The weekend may have offered a good meteor shower display for many witnesses who were able to capture images and share their viewing experience but the Perseid meteor shower is predicted to continue lighting up the night skies until it fades out on August 24.

Google Doodles Nobel Prize Winner Erwin Schroedinger

As Google’s usual way of paying tribute to special events and memorable people through their Google Doodles, the Google homepage this time features the popular Austrian physicist, Erwin Schrodinger.

First Ever Human Head Transplant Now Possible, Says Neuroscientist

Head transplants have been the stuff of Science fiction and horror films. The Frankenstein legend –in which a complete human being is constructed by sewing altered body parts together can now be a clinical reality, claims a Neuroscientist.

2013 Perseid Meteor Shower: Where to Watch Meteor Shower’s Live Coverage Online

Sky watchers have another option in viewing the 2013 Perseid meteor shower during its August 11 and 12 peak activities in case of bad weather condition, clouds obstructing the view or the night skies polluted with bright lights. Live coverage on the meteor shower will be available online at SPACE.com courtesy of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Slooh Space Camera.

2013 Perseid Meteor Shower: NASA Says Upcoming Meteor Shower Creates More Fireballs Display

The 2013 Perseid meteor shower is anticipated to offer sky gazers an amazing show during its peak time from August 11 and 12. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) researchers claim that a viewing bonus will be seen in the night skies for the upcoming Perseid meteor shower creates more fireballs display, hence, getting the “Fireball Champion” title.

Japan’s PM Abe Steps into Fukushima Toxic Water Leak in Desperate Move to Avert Potential Global Menace

After admitting in July that crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has indeed been pouring contaminated radioactive water into the ocean waters, it was just a matter of time as to when the world will know just how much toxic liquid it actually releases. On Wednesday, the information was released and it was like World War II again. Since being damaged in 2011, the Fukushima facility has leaked a whopping 300 tonnes of radioactive water daily into the ocean.

New Zealand Gets Failing Marks in Critical Environmental Tests

New Zealand’s failure in key environmental areas was announced in a high-level conference during a time when the nation’s 100 per cent pure brand is under international media scrutiny. Insights were given regarding New Zealand’s climate, energy efficiency and waterways were given in the recent Environmental Defence Society’s national conference.

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